Retire Incen Prog: Pub Employees/teachers [SB-14]
An Act relating to reemployment of persons who retire under the teachers' retirement system as mentors; relating to retirement incentives for members of the defined benefit retirement plan of the teachers' retirement system and the defined benefit retirement plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
SB-14: Retire Incen Prog: Pub Employees/teachers
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Kawasaki
Edc Rpt 2dp 2nr on 02/22/2023
State Employees: State Residency [SB-220]
An Act relating to a residency requirement for permanent full-time state employees in the classified, exempt, or partially exempt service; relating to allowable absences for permanent fund dividend eligibility; and providing for an effective date.
SB-220: State Employees: State Residency
Sponsored by: Sen. William Wielechowski
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/22/2022
Criminal Law – Threats to Public Officials [HB-1409]
Adding health officers, election administrators, and public employees responsible for inspecting and enforcing housing and building codes and standards to the list of public officials against whom it is illegal to knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, kidnap, or injure.
HB-1409: Criminal Law – Threats to Public Officials
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
Scholarships and Police Officer Recruitment [SB-949]
Requiring law enforcement agencies to develop and implement certain recruitment policies; expanding the Edward T. Conroy and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and the Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program to include certain postsecondary institutions outside the State as eligible institutions that may award scholarships under the programs; and establishing the Police Officers Educational Benefit Scholarship I and the Police Officers Educational Benefit Scholarship II.
SB-949: Scholarships and Police Officer Recruitment
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2022
Pay Increases For Exempt Employees [SB-195]
An Act relating to the compensation of certain public officials, officers, and employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements; and providing for an effective date.
SB-195: Pay Increases For Exempt Employees
Sponsored by: Sen. Jesse Kiehl
Sta Rpt Recd Await Transmittal Nxt on 04/29/2022
Public Defense/commission [HB-321]
An Act relating to the public defender agency; relating to the office of public advocacy; and establishing the Alaska Public Counsel Commission.
HB-321: Public Defense/commission
Sponsored by: Sen. Matt Claman
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/14/2022
Education – Harford County Public Library – Collective Bargaining [HB-1225]
Authorizing certain employees of the Harford County Public Library to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; establishing a collective bargaining process for certain employees of the Library; prohibiting employees or an employee organization from striking; and prohibiting the employer from locking employees out.
HB-1225: Education – Harford County Public Library – Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Johnson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
Carroll County - Commissioners - Compensation and Benefits [HB-1182]
Limiting the type of group insurance program and the type of pension plan the Board of County Commissioners of Carroll County may establish for the Board of County Commissioners; altering the compensation and expenses to which the county commissioners are entitled; specifying that a county commissioner may participate in a defined benefit or defined contribution pension plan offered to full-time county employees, but is not eligible for any employer matching contribution; etc.
HB-1182: Carroll County - Commissioners - Compensation and Benefits
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 605 on 05/29/2022
Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022) [HB-1202]
Establishing the Cyber Preparedness Unit in the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing certain responsibilities of the Unit; requiring local governments to report certain cybersecurity incidents in a certain manner and under certain circumstances; requiring the State Security Operations Center to notify appropriate agencies of a cybersecurity incident in a certain manner; establishing the Information Sharing and Analysis Center in the Department of Information Technology; etc.
HB-1202: Local Government Cybersecurity - Coordination and Operations (Local Cybersecurity Support Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
Omnibus Procurement Reform Act ("OPRA") of 2022 [HB-1353]
Requiring the expeditious disclosure of certain procurement information; altering the conditions under which certain solicitations may be canceled or certain bids or proposals may be rejected; establishing certain requirements for county procurement contracts that use State funds; applying provisions of the State procurement law regarding contract claims and protests to certain county procurement contracts; etc.
HB-1353: Omnibus Procurement Reform Act ("OPRA") of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/14/2022
Public Funds - Prohibition on Expenditures for Abortion (Abortion Subsidy Prohibition Act) [HB-1139]
Prohibiting the use of certain funds or assets to directly or indirectly assist in an abortion or training to perform an abortion or related services, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain individuals from paying a certain fee that would be used to fund an abortion; prohibiting certain entities from entering into certain abortion-related contracts, subject to certain exceptions; etc.
HB-1139: Public Funds - Prohibition on Expenditures for Abortion (Abortion Subsidy Prohibition Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
Nondiscrimination – Courts and Other Governmental Entities – Prohibitions, Policy, and Training (Access to Justice for All Youth) [SB-910]
Requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Juvenile Services to provide certain nondiscrimination training to certain employees and contractors; establishing that certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination apply to units, officers, employees, and contractors of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation and to a grantee, a program, or an entity receiving State funds; and establishing a certain policy of the State relating to equal access to courts and nondiscrimination.
SB-910: Nondiscrimination – Courts and Other Governmental Entities – Prohibitions, Policy, and Training (Access to Justice for All Youth)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2022
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Prince George's County - Recreation Blue Ribbon Workgroup PG 406-22 [HB-1057]
Establishing the Prince George's County Recreation Blue Ribbon Workgroup to study and make recommendations to the Prince George's County Council on improving access to certain programming, facilities, and opportunities, the potential costs, benefits, and advantages of transferring the responsibility for certain operations from the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to another entity; and requiring the Workgroup to submit its recommendations to the Prince George's County Council by April 11, 2023.
HB-1057: Prince George's County - Recreation Blue Ribbon Workgroup PG 406-22
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 218 on 04/21/2022
County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act [HB-1083]
Authorizing a certain county or municipality to convert its street lighting service to a customer-owned street lighting tariff, acquire certain street lighting equipment by purchase or condemnation, enter into an agreement to purchase electricity, and request that an electric company remove certain street lighting equipment in the county's or municipality's jurisdiction; authorizing certain street lighting disputes to be submitted to the Public Service Commission for resolution; etc.
HB-1083: County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/06/2022